CVE-2024-43587: CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Microsoft Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)
CVE-2024-43587 is a medium severity heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) that could lead to denial of service. The vulnerability has been officially fixed by Microsoft. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
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Technical Summary
CVE-2024-43587 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability (CWE-122) affecting Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based). The flaw could be exploited remotely without user interaction to cause a denial of service (availability impact). The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.9, reflecting medium severity with network attack vector, high attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and no confidentiality or integrity impact. Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can cause a denial of service condition in Microsoft Edge, impacting availability. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. No known exploits are currently active in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update to Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2024-43587: CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Microsoft Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)
Description
CVE-2024-43587 is a medium severity heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) that could lead to denial of service. The vulnerability has been officially fixed by Microsoft. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.9medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-43587 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability (CWE-122) affecting Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based). The flaw could be exploited remotely without user interaction to cause a denial of service (availability impact). The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.9, reflecting medium severity with network attack vector, high attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and no confidentiality or integrity impact. Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can cause a denial of service condition in Microsoft Edge, impacting availability. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. No known exploits are currently active in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update to Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2024-08-14T01:08:33.547Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
Threat ID: 6a2867128dd33fbd85722d71
Added to database: 06/09/2026, 19:18:42 UTC
Last enriched: 08/20/2026, 11:27:14 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:48 UTC
Views: 53
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